Welcome to the UCalgary Design System
Empowering teams to create consistent, accessible, and user-centered experiences—efficiently and at scale. Seamless, unified digital experiences starts here.
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Unmistakably UCalgary
Foundations and tokens
Fueling consistency, efficiency and creative innovation. Make designing faster and clearer. With our foundations and tokens, your digital experiences live and breath UCalgary.
Simple, efficient, effective
Component library
Empowering teams with flexible, pre-built, brand-aligned and accessible UI components. Our components save you time, so you can focus on the fun parts of elevating every user interaction.
Delivering impact
Design principles
Rooted in community, driven by entrepenurial spirt and bold ideas, our principles guide the how and why behind every design choice. Ensuring our work is driving the University's mission.
Useful info
Who is the UCDS for?
The UCDS is available to any designer, developer, team or vendor that is producing a digital touchpoint that serves our core audiences. Learn more about UCDS.
UCDS Roadmap
Guided by our commitment to continuous improvement our roadmap sets our direction and key milestones.
How do I get access?
Our assets are available for designers and developers, get in touch for an onboarding session and we'll get you set up.
UCDS Vision
Shape, elevate, and transform UCalgary’s digital ecosystem to drive positive change, creating impactful experiences that engage and empower our community. Learn more about our design principles.
Start designing today – access the system now.
If you're curious about how the UCalgary Design System could work for you, have feedback, or just need access so you can get started. Email us - let’s create something amazing together.
News and Updates
Celebrate 60 years of UCalgary
UCalgary is turning 60 and you are invited to the party! Join us on-campus on Saturday, Apr. 11 for Community Day and enjoy free events, food, music, games and prizes. Everyone is welcome; experience some nostalgia with trivia at the Den, take a walk down memory lane with a campus tour and so much more.
Beta 2.0 Release Notes
The second beta release of the UCalgary Design System (UCDS) introduces foundational content and functional components that enhance layout, navigation, and interaction. This release includes new design elements such as Cards, functional components like Breadcrumbs and Hero sections, and updated content structure elements, including Forms, supporting greater consistency and accessibility across UCalgary’s digital platforms.
Beta 1.0 Release Notes
The first beta release of the UCalgary Design System (UCDS) introduces new content and functional components focused on foundational layout, interaction, and design consistency. This update builds upon earlier alpha releases by expanding flexible patterns for text, forms, and navigation, ensuring a more cohesive and accessible experience across UCalgary’s digital platforms.
Coming soon: A smarter, simpler IT Service Portal
The way we access IT services at the University of Calgary is about to get a major upgrade. On Dec. 2, 2025, the IT Service Portal will relaunch with a fresh design, smarter tools, and a more user-friendly experience, all built with you in mind
Alpha 3 Release Notes
The third alpha release of the UCalgary Design System (UCDS) is now live and introduces a new set of components focused on navigation, interaction, and flexible layout support. These additions continue to enhance consistency, accessibility, and ease of use across UCalgary’s digital properties.
Alpha 2 Release Notes
The second alpha release of the UCalgary Design System (UCDS) is now live and includes a new set of foundational components designed to support consistency, usability, and accessibility across UCalgary’s digital ecosystem.